Warwick Johnston

Warwick may not look like it, but he's a self-confessed data geek with a passion for solar energy. Naturally, he gets really excited by solar data... though most people wouldn't think this is a natural thing to get excited about. Lucky for the solar industry though, for it means it has a efficient and cost-effective way of collating, analysing and disseminating market intelligence. Warwick has what he calls a 'creative' sense of humour (others would say 'quirky'), which has led to SunWiz being known for some highly creative marketing including the unashamed exploitation of his dog (whom he even went so far as to name Sunny) in his marketing activities. Warwick has been involved in the solar industry since working at Going Solar in 2005. He founded SunWiz in 2009 in an attempt to pass on some wisdom to the many solar businesses who were struggling for experienced resources. It was while sharing offices with Sungevity that Warwick earned the moniker "WOracle". Any time Sungevity was debating an unanswerable topic, a head would pop over the partition to ask the WOracle.

Though you'll find Warwick surfing in Byron Bay, its not all rest and relaxation. He finds time to present at most major solar conferences, represent the industry on the Clean Energy Council's PV Leadership committee, Policy & Advisory Committee, and as the Chair of the Domestic PV Directorate. Warwick also represents Australia in the International Energy Agency PVPS, and contributes to the Australian PV Institute, Australian Solar Council, and Solar Energy Industry Association. Warwick holds a Masters in Renewable Energy.

Jo Adlard

If you thought Warwick was smart (okay, so yes I admit it was Warwick who wrote this article), wait until you meet Jo. An astrophysicist by training, who'd have thought he'd end up as a volunteer ethics teacher at his kid's primary school? Jo has a deeply philosophical mind, and an eye for detail. Jo is our resident data analyst, which means he does all the fun stuff that Warwick will later claim credit for.

Jo has been with SunWiz since 2012

Steph Miers

Steph is the most patient person in the office. Its lucky because he has many customers call up seeking technical support for PVsell but really just asking how to use a computer - your customer service experience is truly enhanced by Steph's attentiveness. Steph is also a great salesperson, but where he really excels is keeping the office entertained - he's a natural story teller with a life full of interesting experiences.

Steph has worked with SunWiz since 2012.

Chris Taeni

Chris started out in the solar industry from humble beginnings as a warehouse hand in 2009. Since then he has managed to be involved in almost every facet of solar there is including installation, administration, sales, marketing, project management and engineering. With a strong foundational knowledge in all things electrical and a passion to expand the solar industry in Australia, Chris brings a fusion of technical brilliance and practical ability to the SunWiz team. Indeed when Warwick has some burst of inspiration, its usually left to Chris to decipher it and figure out how to implement the idea. As a father of 3, Chris has his hands full. When he's not spending time with the family at the beach or working on solar projects, he's playing Basketball at the local (and competitive) association. Chris joined SunWiz in mid-2014.

Sunny Johnston

The solar industry's favourite dog, Sunny is the head (and tail) of SunWiz's marketing department. Sunny began training the moment he came home in 2013 aged 8 weeks, and he now attends solar conferences where he teaches clients a few tricks and helps them become Top Dog of Solar. His favourite pasttimes include ball, ball, and ball and he will fearlessly dive into raging surf just to fetch that ball. 'Shake Hands' and 'High Five' Sunny at the next solar conference. Sunny is pictured here heading the PV Leadership Committee in 2015.

SunWiz News

By all accounts, 2018 was a stellar year for Australian Solar Power. To celebrate all of the solar glory, SunWiz has written a series of articles covering 2018 - the key trends, achievements, and milestones for each state and segment of the Australian solar industry. These trends, facts and figures are covered in extraordinary detail in SunWiz’s 2018 Year in Review, which can be purchased for $1995 ex GST, which also includes a complimentary 3 month subscription to Insights, SunWiz’s flagship PV market intelligence subscription.
The topics covered in our Year in Review series are:
2018 - Australia's record breaking year. In eyewatering charts
2018 - state roundup
2018’s Top Retailers
2018 - Trends in Commercial PV
2018 - residential revival
2018- Australia’s magnificent year for solar farms
Australia's magnificent year for solar farms
In this series, we've seen that 2018 was a record year for the Australian PV Industry in the residential, sub-100kW commercial, and >100kW commercial rooftop segments. In this article, we'll look at the record-smashing year for solar farms. Data is taken from RenewEconomy / SunWiz's Large Scale Lookout service.

By all accounts, 2018 was a stellar year for Australian Solar Power. To celebrate all of the solar glory, SunWiz has written a series of articles covering 2018 - the key trends, achievements, and milestones for each state and segment of the Australian solar industry. These trends, facts and figures are covered in extraordinary detail in SunWiz’s 2018 Year in Review, which can be purchased for $1995 ex GST, which also includes a complimentary 3 month subscription to Insights, SunWiz’s flagship PV market intelligence subscription.
The topics covered in our Year in Review series are:
2018 - Australia's record breaking year. In eyewatering charts
2018 - state roundup
2018’s Top Retailers
2018 - Trends in Commercial PV
2018 - residential revival
2018- Australia’s magnificent year for solar farms
Top PV Retailer by volume in each segment:
SunWiz tracks every individual installation in the Australian market, based upon STC and LGC creation. Most of the largest companies self-register STCs, which provides highly granular and accurate insight into the volumes of the players that make up the top ranks. Our full Year in Review report provides the annual and monthly volumes for the top players in the national STC market, plus the annual volumes of the top players by state and in each commercial size segment in the STC market. Redacted versions of these charts are shown below, in order to identify the top player and the competitiveness of the state or market segment.

By all accounts, 2018 was a stellar year for Australian Solar Power. To celebrate all of the solar glory, SunWiz has written a series of articles covering 2018 - the key trends, achievements, and milestones for each state and segment of the Australian solar industry. These trends, facts and figures are covered in extraordinary detail in SunWiz’s 2018 Year in Review, which can be purchased for $1995 ex GST, which also includes a complimentary 3 month subscription to Insights, SunWiz’s flagship PV market intelligence subscription.
The topics covered in our Year in Review series are:
2018 - Australia's record breaking year. In eyewatering charts
2018 - state roundup
2018’s Top Retailers
2018 - Trends in Commercial PV
2018 - residential revival
2018- Australia’s magnificent year for solar farms
2018 - state roundup
In our first article, we took a look at the record-breaking year for the sub-100kW market Australia-wide. In this article we’ll have a look at how each state fared.